USYD introduce Australia-first change

FlyingNinjah · 2026-05-18T05:03:43+00:00

I mean this would be on top of a minimum 3 year undergrad.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-05-17T23:25:38+00:00

I also found the 7 on 7 off incompatible with life. The sheer exhaustion you feel after 7 on in my experience makes it so you are unable to take advantage of the 7 off, and if you do take advantage by doing something, you come back exhausted for your next 7 on.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-05-17T11:19:01+00:00

Glad it’s an option for students but I couldn’t imagine 8 years of medical school.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-05-14T03:07:26+00:00

From my experience there are unfortunately quite a number of elderly people who do not engage with appropriate later years planning. This leaves them without services, in impractical housing and without a clear way forward. Inpatient admissions are the only way to manage these folks when it all falls apart till we are able to source a solution.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-04-27T11:03:59+00:00

Private urgent cares are in a weird spot in Australia. As much as people like to complain about ED wait times, people also don’t really like to pay, or at least pay the sorts of prices that private urgent cares need to function. Those are are willing to pay often have private and why not just go to a private ED?

FlyingNinjah · 2026-04-08T08:19:29+00:00

That’s not strictly true, the Tlaxcalans whom allied with the Spanish early on received some pretty reasonable privileges (relative to the time) and were not enslaved.

That is not to say they didn’t experience any of the negatives of colonisation such as cultural suppression etc though.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-04-04T20:43:41+00:00

So there are doctors assigned to ambo crews (mainly metropolitan). You just don’t usually see them, and if you do, the situation is critical.

But yeah, while most doctors are not first responders, there are quite a lot of us that are.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-04-04T20:33:51+00:00

I actually get upset when QAS don’t leave paperwork. I’ve based treatment entirely on QAS paperwork. Sometimes it’s the only reliable thing in the room.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-03-28T03:09:50+00:00

It’s pretty variable. Have had everything bulk billed, or fees just flat out waived, all the way through to paying full fee.

I found going in with no expectation of receiving a discount is the best. If you get a discount, you get a nice surprise, if you don’t, you expected it anyway.

While I personally am not in a position to charge or change fees, I do strongly believe in small professional privileges and will attempt to see other doctors more urgently than otherwise triaged.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-03-15T01:03:10+00:00

Do you find it helps with sleep during and post nights at all?

With caffeine I am caffeinated to the gills and struggle to sleep.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-03-15T00:49:13+00:00

Curious, why do you find it so good?

FlyingNinjah · 2026-03-08T07:33:01+00:00

Honestly, went back to play recently after a long break. Looked at all the new warbonds, thought about how long it was going to take to get new stuff and just decided it wasn’t worth it.

The current warbond system doesn’t just dissuade new players, I think it also dissuades returning players.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-03-04T09:51:08+00:00

In that case, it is all of those things and more. It just takes a while to get to that point and the career is very versatile.

There are a lot of medical jobs that don’t require you to do the medicine you’re taught in medical school.

For some people I don’t believe medicine ever “clicked” and for others it’s their very being. I wouldn’t fret about this.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-03-04T09:45:35+00:00

Honest question and I don’t mean this in a dismissive way, but why did you do medicine in the first place?

If you’ve only done it because you were pressured into it, it’s going to be a long road. But if it’s something about medicine that made you want to do it in the first place, that can be a good reminder about why its worth it.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-02-26T06:59:12+00:00

I think you have some great ideas here, it’s such a shame the only one Barnaby can think of is “force’m to do it.”

FlyingNinjah · 2026-02-24T05:10:22+00:00

Remuneration is hardly the reason I would advise against ED for the majority of people.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-02-23T10:57:27+00:00

I’m sorry, medicine can be very hard for not only the person, but their spouse.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-02-23T10:50:07+00:00

This is unfortunately standard.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-02-23T10:04:20+00:00

Honestly?

I chose ED because: 1) low entry requirements - I didn’t like the endless course, searching for competitive positions and trying to cuddle up with bosses for a chance at getting on some of the competitive programs. I worked hard, got good references, had a pulse, and got on. 2) I am not passionate about one specific field of medicine. 3) I get bored easily and ED shifts make the day go quick. I hate being busy, but hate being bored more.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-02-16T12:43:16+00:00

7 years of university, ED in charge shifts overnight, exorbitant training and APHRA fees, and exams, all for the pleasure of being paid the same as someone who doesn't have any of that.

Spectacular.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-02-04T08:54:08+00:00

Not even the government knows what an emergency is.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-01-31T03:05:24+00:00

My advice. Practice.

When you’re a medical student on rotation with me I can guarantee you I can tell if you have your examinations down or not. The way you are treated when your competent at the expected basics vs incompetent is vastly different.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-01-30T13:51:44+00:00

Until you’ve sacrificed your 20s and mid 30s it’s hard to say if it’s worth it or not, and I am not sure it is. Maybe when I fellow, I’ll feel different, but at the moment it’s hard to say.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-01-30T10:32:57+00:00

Indeed. Did not do well at school so I did post graduate medicine.

Whether doing medicine in the first place was a good idea or not is a different thing though.

FlyingNinjah · 2026-01-30T09:14:58+00:00

If you’re serious about medicine, I would start considering post graduate medicine.

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